In addition to peonies, I also love clematis and have several varieties in the garden (10 at last count). I managed to drag myself away from the baby red squirrels for a bit to take notice of ‘Dr. Ruppel’, one of my oldest and, quite possibly my favorite for its large striped pink blossoms. It never disappoints!

These days, everything is blooming about one to two weeks ahead of schedule due to our ‘higher-than-normal’ temperatures (it hit 95 degrees today!). Doesn’t bother me – just means I need to keep pace! 😀

As for the Dr., I was happy to catch this particular blossom unfurling in late afternoon light.

When I go out to shoot, I try to arrive with no preconceptions or expectations of what I will get. I tend to allow things to just happen, leaving myself open to the possibilities. What can I say? I like to be surprised. 🙂

Today’s adventure was a perfect example of this in practice. Now, I love my large-flower clematis vines. The blossoms never cease to amaze me!

One variety in particular called ‘Dr. Ruppel’ has enormous cotton candy pink blooms with a hot pink stripe down each petal. And, it is at peak bloom – sweet!

So, how does one of its really cool-looking buds end up being my favorite shot of the day??

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